Rejuvenation of the Han Dynasty in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 343 Raising Soldiers for Revenge
After Gongsun Zan pacified Qingzhou, his reputation increased greatly. Cao Cao represented him as the Mu of Qingzhou and the General of Andong. He thought he was above Liu He and often wanted to take over Jizhou.

Unexpectedly, Liu He became famous in the battle in Luoyang. He broke through the siege under heavy interception by the Black Mountain Army, and even took Bingzhou by the way, which made Gongsun Zan secretly hate him.

I remembered the conversation between the two in Zhuoxian. At that time, Liu He was just a small soldier relying on the name of Liu Yu, but he was already well-known in the frontier and was promoted to the rank of Cavalry Commander. They also laughed at him as just a soldier. Rich playboy.

Now that his reputation is far higher than his own, he actually won Jizhou for nothing by coercion and lure, which made Gongsun Zan very jealous.

In Gongsun Zan's view, Liu He would never have been so lucky if he had not been a clan member of the Han clan. He wanted to start from scratch and become powerful in the border areas, but in the end he was not as good as a clan dandy.

He often laments the unfairness of heaven and bad luck, which makes heroes trapped, but makes Shuzi famous!

So when Yuan Shao made an agreement with him to carve up Jizhou, Gongsun Zan readily agreed, but he didn't want to take the life of his brother Gongsun Fan, the gain outweighed the loss.

Hearing that Gongsun Fan was beheaded in front of the battle and that Leling had fallen, Gongsun Zan was furious and immediately summoned the three armies to take revenge.

Biejia Shanjing said: "The former Liu He was trapped in Bingzhou, Han Fu was incompetent, and did not enter the army in time. Now that Jizhou has been broken, Guan Yu and other soldiers are brave enough to invade the border. Generals should not underestimate the enemy. They should join forces with Cao Cao and wait for opportunities. Move, it is a surefire strategy.”

As early as [-], Shan Jing had secretly suggested that Gongsun Zan take advantage of the opportunity to seize Bohai, Qinghe and other places. However, Gongsun Zan refused to retreat because Zhang Ju had not yet wiped out the troops and laid siege to Mount Tai.

Now that Liu He has taken Jizhou, he is jealous and eager to get a piece of the pie, but Yuan Shao, who is his accomplice, has already suffered a complete defeat. It is really unwise to send troops at this time.

Gongsun Zan said angrily: "Guan Yu killed my brother, how can I not avenge him? Liu He has a false reputation and does whatever he wants on the basis of his clan status. Now that the Han Dynasty is declining, how can he allow his descendants of the Liu family to become domineering again?"

Guan Jing admonished: "Qingzhou is newly settled, the money and food are shallow, and the people's hearts are unstable. The generals cannot go out in full force. Moreover, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are both enemies of ten thousand people, so the general may not be his match..."

"Presumptuous!" Gongsun Zan blushed with anger, and said with a sneer, "Guan Yu is no more than a mere peddler, and Zhang Fei is a butcher, so what are you afraid of? You play with civility over martial arts, and slow down our army's morale, so don't say any more!"

One of the people who sat down came out and clasped his fists and said, "Gongsun Fan and I are from the same sect. Now he was killed by Liu He. Will An De not avenge him?"

Gongsun Zan looked up and saw that it was General Zou Dan. When the two were in the frontier fortress in the past, they killed the Xianbei people with their heads in their hands.

Hearing this, he laughed and said: "If you have a general to help you, why worry about not avenging a big revenge? I will give you [-] elite troops to conquer Leling and expel Guan Yu to avenge my brother."

Zou Dan cupped his fists and said, "If you don't take Guan Yu's head, I will never give it back!"

"How magnificent!" Gongsun Zan stepped down from his position as commander and personally poured wine for Zou Dan to show his strength.

Zou Dan took the order to leave, Gongsun Zan left his son Gongsun Ji to guard Jinan, and the rest of the generals led their troops northward, preparing to meet Zou Dan to advance to Bohai County.

After Guan Yu took Leling, he ordered Gao Rou to raise food and grass in the rear. Xu Huang and Zhao Yun divided their troops to recover the neighboring Banxian County and Yanci. river.

Guan Yu was looking through the Spring and Autumn Period at his desk. When he heard the report, Silkworm raised his eyebrows slightly and asked, "Who is Zou Dan?"

Zhou Cang replied: "This person was first led by Gongsun Zan's Baima Yicong, and later he made meritorious service in Qingzhou and was promoted to a general."

"How dare an unknown person invade?" Guan Yu snorted slightly, waved his hand and said, "Report this to Yide and ask him to lead his troops to repel the enemy."

Zhou Cang reported back to Zhang Fei. Zhang Fei was training troops in the camp. He was overjoyed when he heard the order. He immediately ordered 5000 men and horses to leave the city. After walking a few miles, he saw dust flying in the distance and the noise of men and horses.

The plain was originally formed by the continuous diversion of the river, and the surrounding fields were empty and endless. Zhang Fei saw Qingzhou soldiers and horses connected into a piece from a distance, and the crowds were crowded, so he ordered the soldiers to line up to wait for the enemy.

General Zou Dan saw the troops coming out of the city, divided his troops into three groups, and came to defend them from afar, and led the central army forward.

Seeing a tall man with a beard who looked like a black tower, he immediately raised his spear and shouted: "Is the person coming Zhang Fei from Yan?"

"Shut up!" Zhang Fei was furious, and said in a deep voice, "I am Zhang Yide from Yanbei."

Zou Dan was startled and thought to himself, does the registration number need to be so detailed?

Puzzled in his heart, he cupped his fists immediately and said, "My servant, Zou Dan, has been ordered to avenge Gongsun Fan. You can ask Guan Yu to go out of the city to fight."

"Hahaha, what a big tone!" Zhang Fei smiled coldly, but turned to Wang Ji beside him and asked, "Is this person famous?"

Wang Ji was flipping through a booklet in his hand, shaking his head and saying, "There is no name on the list."

Zhang Fei curled his lips in disdain, and said to Lieutenant Qin Liang: "I usually teach you the art of war, now I can fight this man."

Qin Liang was overjoyed and immediately took action with his spear drawn. In the past, he followed Zhang Fei and whenever he charged into the battle, he would always follow him and charge. Today, he could finally fight in front of the battle.

Zou Dan didn't know what watch the man next to Zhang Fei was holding. He vaguely heard Wuming, and decided that Zhang Fei said he was an unknown person. He couldn't help being annoyed.

Qin Liang raised his spear and immediately rode up. When he saw the enemy general urging his horse forward, he shouted loudly and swung his spear. Within three seconds, the man could not resist. As soon as he tried to retreat, Qin Liang stabbed him under the horse with a spear.

Zou Dan said angrily: "Bold, take your life!"

The drums of the rear army were loud, and Zou Dan personally rode out. The two horses met, swords and guns were raised at the same time, and there was no victory or defeat in twenty rounds.

Zou Dan couldn't help being startled, he didn't expect Zhang Fei's lieutenant general to be so capable, and he couldn't resist it, if Zhang Fei went out in person, would it be okay?

Just when he was about to retreat, suddenly the soldiers on the left wing were in chaos, there were bursts of miserable howls, and the army was in a commotion.

Zhang Fei looked up from his horse and saw a flag with the character "Xu" fluttering in the wind, charging through the chaos and disrupting the enemy's position.

"Hahaha, Gongming came at the right time, let me kill you!"

Zhang Fei was hesitating whether to take the risk and charge into the formation. After all, the enemy's force was several times larger than his own. When he saw Xu Huang coming from behind, he rushed out immediately.

Zou Dan was fighting against Qin Liang reluctantly, when he saw Zhang Fei approaching, he panicked, shouted loudly to force Qin Liang to retreat, and hurriedly rode his horse and fled back to the main formation.

However, Zhang Feima was so quick that he came closer in a blink of an eye, lifted him up from his back armor, placed him across the horse's back, patted his butt, and shouted: "Last time I killed someone, this time you Just lie down and be nice."

Zou Dan was anxious and angry on the horseback, struggling hard, but was held down by Zhang Fei, with both shame and anger, coupled with the jolting of the horse, he couldn't lift it up in one breath, his eyes darkened and his back passed away.

When Qin Liang saw that Zhang Fei had captured Zou Dan, he quickly called for his troops to follow him, and followed him into the enemy army.

(End of this chapter)